On November 22nd, Dualtone Music Group will celebrate the music of Tom Waits with the release of Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits. This special collection features new renditions of Tom Waits’ classic songs, and some under-the-radar favorites, sung by an acclaimed group of remarkable artists. Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits was produced by artist, author, composer and lifelong Waits fan …
On October 25th, acclaimed singer/songwriter Allison Moorer will release Blood (Autotelic Records / Thirty Tigers) the first solo album in four years from the Academy, Grammy, Americana and Academy of Country Music award nominated artist. Blood is not only Moorer’s most personal and revealing work to date, but also her finest and most important. Blood stands on its own as a complete work, but the album serves as a companion piece …
Eclectic, experimental Canadian artist Mappe Of returns on November 1st with the conceptual oeuvre The Isle Of Ailynn, on Paper Bag Records. The ambitious work comes from the mind of Tom Meikle, who performs under the Mappe Of moniker. The Isle Of Ailynn takes place in a fictional world among several environments that serve as settings for the stories and …
Work To Do, the new collaborative album from Marc Cohn and Blind Boys of Alabama, drops today via BMG. This momentous pairing brings together Cohn’s revered songwriting with the transcendent gospel harmonies of the legendary Blind Boys of Alabama. Produced by John Leventhal, Work To Do offers a mix of studio tracks, including two new Cohn originals, and performances captured …
Critically acclaimed artists Marc Cohn and Blind Boys of Alabama have unveiled the spectacular and moving track “Work To Do” via Billboard. The Cohn original is the title track from an upcoming collaborative album from the two artists, which will be released on August 9th via BMG. Click HERE to read a Q & A with Marc Cohn and listen …
Genre hopping multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Keller Williams has announced an extensive U.S tour this fall. Kicking off on September 13, the run of dates will include performances in New Orleans, Asbury Park, Portland, OR, Boston and more (see a full list of tour dates below). To round out his fall tour, Williams will bring his annual Thanksforgrassgiving holiday celebration West to The …
Grammy Award-winning modern American roots band Old Crow Medicine Show has announced the release of Live At The Ryman, due out October 4th on Columbia Records via The Orchard. Honoring the history and traditions of the legendary Ryman Auditorium, Live At The Ryman captures the raucous energy of Old Crow Medicine Show’s performances, recorded throughout their many headlining shows on the hallowed …
Acclaimed rock duo Shovels & Rope will head out on a headlining fall tour on October 3rd in support of their highly-praised new album By Blood (See tour dates below). Rolling Stone Country announced the tour with the exclusive premiere of the trailer for the band’s upcoming film, Shovels & Rope: The Movie, which will be released on August 2nd …
Hiss Golden Messenger has released a new track from their upcoming album Terms Of Surrender, which comes out September 20th on Merge Records. The hypnotic and moody “Cat’s Eye Blue” finds lead singer/songwriter M.C. Taylor taking emotional inventory and gaining a new perspective focusing on what is fundamentally most important. Listen to “Cat’s Eye Blue” HERE. Taylor says of the track, “’Cat’s …
Rejuvenated artist collective Trigger Hippy is back with their first album in five years, Full Circle & Then Some, releasing October 11th via Turkey Grass Records/Thirty Tigers. Led by Black Crowes co-founder/drummer Steve Gorman and bassist/vocalist Nick Govrik, Trigger Hippy, version 2.0, now features Band Of Heathens vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Ed Jurdi and powerhouse vocalist/saxophonist Amber Woodhouse as they write the next chapter. …
